VW Jetta VI 6 owners manual page 311

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Fig. 165 In the engine compartment: Engine oil filler cap. ¤ Please first read and note the introductory information and heed the WARNINGS Checklist Perform the steps in the order listed ⇒ : 1. With the engine at operating temperature, park the vehicle on a level surface to help prevent an incorrect oil level reading. 2. Switch off the engine and wait a few minutes for the engine oil to flow back into the oil pan. 3. Open the engine hood ⇒ Working in the engine compartment. 4. Find the oil filler opening and the dipstick. You can identify these by the E symbol on the engine oil filler cap ⇒ fig. 165 and the colored handle on the dipstick. If you are not sure where the cap and the dipstick are located, see your authorized Volkswagen dealer or authorized Volkswagen Service Facility for assistance. 5. Remove the dipstick from the guide tube and wipe the dipstick off using a clean cloth. 6. Reinsert the dipstick into the guide tube and push it all the way in. If there is an alignment tab on the top of the engine oil dipstick, make sure it lines up with the notch in the guide tube, and that the dipstick goes all the way in. 7. Remove the dipstick again and read the oil level on the dipstick ⇒ fig. 164 as described below: (A): Do not start the engine ⇒ . Contact an authorized Volkswagen dealer or an authorized Volkswagen Service Facility for assistance. (B): Do not add any oil ⇒ . Continue with step 15. (C): Oil may be added, depending on the oil level. Continue with step 8 or step 15. (D): You must add oil (about 1 quart / 1.0 liter). Continue with step 8. 8. After reading the oil level, reinsert the dipstick back into the guide tube and push it all the way in. 9. Remove the cap on the engine oil filler opening ⇒ fig. 165. 10. Only add engine oil that Volkswagen has approved for that engine. Add the oil gradually in small quantities (no more than 1 pint / 0.5 liter). 11. To help prevent overfilling, you must wait about 1 minute each time you add oil so that the oil can flow into the oil pan up to the marking on the dipstick. 12. Read the oil level on the dipstick again before adding another small amount, if necessary. Never add too much oil ⇒ .

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